Serbia – Slovakia: Summit Between Aleksandar Vucic, Robert Fico
Emphasis on a strategy to maximize economic cooperation in the context of an unstable geopolitical situation. Vucic: “In May 2025, we are traveling with Robert Fico to Moscow to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi fascism in World War II”
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic received in Belgrade Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who is on an official visit to the Balkan country, accompanied by his government ministers and a large business delegation. The talks between Vucic and Fico centered on strategies to improve bilateral political, economic, and trade relations, as well as the recent escalation of geopolitical tensions.
“Our bilateral cooperation, based on traditional ties and mutual respect, has the potential for further improvement, especially in the fields of economy, trade, and investment,” Vucic said at the opening of the summit. The Serbian president said he has “a different approach to Fico than the majority on the European and global soil, where everyone wants to beat someone.”
“We want peace. We are not ashamed of this word, we are proud of it, and this is how we will continue to pursue our policy,” Vucic emphasized. “What I can say is that we all believe together that peace in Ukraine is also necessary for Russia, because today part of the war is taking place on Russian territory,” the Serbian president added, emphasizing that “in May 2025, I and Robert Fico will travel together to Moscow at the invitation of President Vladimir Putin to participate in the celebration of the eightieth anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi fascism in World War II.”
“I am grateful to President Vladimir Putin for the invitation, and I am very proud that I will be present in Red Square on May 9, 2025,” the Serbian president reiterated.
For his part, Fico said Slovakia and Serbia “can count on each other.” Fico also emphasized that Slovakia respects Serbia’s territorial integrity: “I reiterate once again that we respect your territorial integrity, and when it comes to Kosovo, we will never disappoint you,” said the Slovak prime minister, according to whom “Bratislava absolutely respects the fact that Serbia is negotiating with the European Union before accession and will support every decision that Belgrade makes.”
Regarding the intensification of economic cooperation between the two countries in strategic sectors, Fico stated the Bratislava government’s intention to “make knowledge and expertise in the field of nuclear energy production available to Serbia.”
After the bilateral talks, Vucic and Fico attended the Entrepreneurial Forum organized by the Serbian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Addressing industry leaders in Serbia and Slovakia, Vucic said that an air link between Belgrade and the Slovakian city of Kosice’s international airport “will be established as soon as possible” and that “by the end of next year we will work to establish a line with Bratislava.”
